American firms Keystone Architecture and Casework have created a tall, thin cabin in northern Oregon that features whimsical accents and a cosy atmosphere. More about Dutch culture influences design of Alpine Noir Chalet in Oregon mountain town
Tikari Works has built a half subterranean home behind a timber screen, on a site that previously contained a garage in south London. More about Tikari Works squeezes Pocket House on site of former garage in London
Lofty structures in rural Italy informed the design of this brick house extension that Dominic McKenzie Architects has added to a home in London's Islington. More about Dominic McKenzie Architects adds tower-like extension to London home
A skinny house by STPMJ dominates its surroundings by stacking five tall floors onto a 100-square-metre plot in Seoul to create a "provocative" take on a family home. More about STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
From decorative Baroque churches to shadowy nooks, Mexico's architectural history is presented in this image set by German photographer Candida Höfer, which will be exhibited in Sean Kelly's New York gallery. More about Candida Höfer's In Mexico photographs capture 600 years of architecture
Oppenheim Architecture has coated a water-treatment plant in Muttenz, Switzerland, in a mixture of stone and clay, to create a building reminiscent of a natural rock form eroded by flowing water. More about Oppenheim Architecture designs Swiss water-treatment plant to resemble a natural rock
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This house in Los Angeles by US architecture firm FreelandBuck comprises a series of volumes with steeply pitched tops, which draw on the roofscape of its neighbour. More about Faceted volumes surround courtyard at FreelandBuck's Second House
David Chipperfield's Zhejiang Museum of Natural History in China is a cluster of monolithic exhibition halls arranged around a garden on a sloping site. More about David Chipperfield embeds red natural-history museum into sloping earth
Herzog & de Meuron has updated its design for an arts building in Vancouver, which will be the Swiss firm's first project in Canada if approved. More about Herzog & de Meuron swaps wood for glass in Vancouver Art Gallery proposal
This captioned movie shows how the roof of The Shed, currently under construction in New York's Hudson Yards, will move back and forth. More about Movie shows The Shed's moving roof in action
A bee explores the interior of Micasa Vol C, a multi-use pavilion for a furniture retailer in São Paulo, in this unconventional architecture film by Studio MK27. More about Movie shows Studio MK27's minimalist pavilion for Micasa through the eyes of a bee
Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020, becoming the first metropolis to receive the designation from heritage body UNESCO. More about UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro first World Capital of Architecture
The soon-to-open M+ museum in Hong Kong has bought the entire archive of influential British architecture collective Archigram, despite attempts to block the overseas sale. More about M+ museum acquires Archigram archive for £1.8 million
The Nova mobile office pod supports the flexible working needs of the modern nomad with fast wifi, a minibar and a daily changing view. More about The Nova pod is a solar-powered co-working office on wheels
The Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel has opened within a 88-metre-deep abandoned quarry near Shanghai. More about Jade + QA unveils "groundscraper" hotel in Chinese quarry
London is entering a confident new era of public housing, says Paul Karakusevic, thanks to housing projects with pioneering new financial models. More about "London has an ambition for quality public housing design not seen since the 1970s"
Tiny Holiday Home is a compact black house by i29 Interior Architects and Chris Collaris, which is designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture within a nature reserve near Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More about Chris Collaris and i29 Interior Architects complete Tiny Holiday Home in the Netherlands
Scottish studio Collective Architecture has transformed a former observatory in Edinburgh into the Collective contemporary art centre, which is joined on its hilltop site by a new gallery, restaurant and welcome kiosk. More about Collective Architecture completes contemporary art venue on Edinburgh's Calton Hill
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' major extension and renovation of the Hood Museum of Art in New Hampshire has kept postmodern architect Charles Moore's glass and grey-brick stairway as its centrepiece. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien overhauls postmodern Dartmouth Hood Museum